Till We Meet Again, Goodbye

Now the time has come to part, Father, come to every heart

Author: Johnson Oatman
Tune: ST. SYLVESTER (Mozart)
Published in 8 hymnals

Author: Johnson Oatman

Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Now the time has come to part, Father, come to every heart
Title: Till We Meet Again, Goodbye
Author: Johnson Oatman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Goodbye, friends we leave behind
Copyright: Public Domain

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Beginner and Primary Songs #101

Children's Praise and Worship #d114

Religious Education Music Manual #d91

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Song and Study for God's Little Ones #63

Star of the Morning #d133

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Sunny Songs for Little Folks Number One #59

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The Primary and Junior Hymnal #204

The Primary Sunday School Hymnal #d135

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